Major Raid in Indonesia
By Kenneth Conboy
The Indonesian police counter-terrorist unit, Detachment 88, conducted a major raid in Sleman, Jogjakarta, on the evening of 20 March. The targeted extremists responded with gunfire, resulting in one fatality and one serious injury. Several persons--the number was not immediately clear--were taken into custody.
The local media is reporting that Jemaah Islamiyah leader Abu Dujana was among the detained suspects. (One conflicting police statement, however, hinted that the raid netted members of Dujana's "network," not Dujana himself.) If true, it would be a major coup for the government. Although the JI ranks have been decimated with arrests in recent years, Dujana is thought to have held the highly symbolic post of emir. What's more, he may hold information about the whereabouts of other JI notables, like Zulkarnaen and Noordin Top.
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